I would like to reopen the dialogue on freight car distribution.I am aware that to some, it may have been discussed ad nauseam.I firmly believe that we tend see more freight cars within their own regi

The phrase,"unusually large numbers"may be bothersome,but all things are relative.While not as large in numbers as the B&O,NYC or Pennsy, 87 Berwind hoppers were more than the C&O,N&W ,LV,DL&W,and L&N

Berwind cars frequently showed up on the Rutland in Alburgh ,Vt in unusually large numbers.They were interchanged with the Central Vermont and returned as empties usually within a week.I am still tryi

Thank you Marty.When the Rutland ran on the CV or CN they displayed the Red and Green of the host road.On their own trackage they used Amber and Red (In later years day trains ran without lenses in th

While this may be marginally within scope of this list,what was the rule for displaying markers and who determined the colors of the lenses of marker lights?Was there a standard?Armand Premo

Brian,Have a problem.Even though my computer has Microsoft Word,I can't open it.Armand

I am not sure if this is within the guidelines,but I am trying to locate/buy an SP&S boxcar Branchline kit #1431.If anyone on the list has a surplus kit that they wish to sell please contact me off li

I am seeking information on the following reefers:SF 1045 ,DSDX 716 ,SDDX 753 ,PSKX 646 ,PRKX , DLW 7030 ,NCGX 3734 ,GREX 102001 ,GPEX 926.All the above appear on Rutland wheel reports for train #9 in

I agree with your assessment.........................I have one.Armand Premo

Remember,there is paper and then there is Newsprint. Paper products,by in large,while given care in loading ,didn't recieve as much care as Newsprint,a higher priority product.Armand Premo

Marty and group,The NYC and Rutland milk cars were essentially the same car,with some minor refinements.Since the Rutland was under NYC 's control many of the same designs were used including,locomoti

We have neglected to mention the relative merits of Accupaint (when you can find it).Accupaint dries nicely and is ready for decalling in a very short time . I started using 410-M brand when I first e

Ben,Somewhere........I'll start an archeological dig.This may take some time.Armand Premo

Thank you all.Open the spigot and then comes the flood. (Information that is)We have yet to mention those cars with end doors to facilitate loading.How many models are there?How many roads rostered th

Thank you for all your responses and Ben for narrowing the focus.Actually I was looking for a more or less generic 40 footer that could be easily kit bashed for several roads.While I have some resin c

I am looking for a kit for a 40'steel Autobox.Something to use as a starting place for several different roads.Any suggestions?Armand Premo

Can anyone tell me which roof types were on the following cars : C&O 3200s ,PM 83600s ,Erie 82500s ? armand Premo

Wow!Talk about opening Pandora's box.I didn't exactly expect this volume of response.To those of us who do not have access to color photos of specific cars on specific roads,one must seek out color ph

Ah yes,then there is Barn Red.:-)(Pretty close to boxcar red)Armand Premo

Fearing the title curmudgeon or being considered churlish,I proprose the abolishment of the misleading term,"Boxcar Red".There has to be a better way to improve accuracy in the selection colors for ou